Robert Calvert at Pentameters Theatre

[Chris Purdon]

Pentameters is proud to present, as part of its 40th anniversary, a double
bill of short one-act plays in memory of the renowned playwright and poet
ROBERT CALVERT who died 20 years ago.

Cattle at Twilight, here premiered, is a fantasy about Noel Coward and
Hendrix set in a celestial zone.

The Stars that Play with Laughing Sam’s Dice, premiered at Pentameters in
1976 with a set designed by Barney Bubbles, portrays Sergeant McNully and
Jimi’s last parachute jump in 1961.

The performance also features the newly re-discovered poem of Robert's
entitled Blue Grow The Rushes O.

These plays are directed and produced by Léonie Scott-Matthews, who first
presented Robert Calvert at Pentameters in 1969 reading from his play The
Box. He subsequently read his poetry there over the years.

Jonson Wilkinson plays Noel Coward, Jeff Mash (from Seattle – Hendrix’s
birthplace) Sergeant McNully, and Jason Julien–Connage Jimi Hendrix. The set
is designed by Godfrey Old, with sound design by Godfrey Old in
collaboration with Edward Roumfort.

Wednesday 10th September until Saturday 20th September (no Monday
performance). There will also be a performance of these two plays at the
Robert Calvert Memorial Concert in Herne Bay on 28 September.

Tuesday – Saturday 8.00pm. Sunday 5.00pm.

Tickets £12. Concession £10. Box Office/Press +44 (0)207 435 3648.

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PENTAMETERS

THE HORSESHOE, 28 HEATH STREET, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON NW3 6TE, UK

www.pentameters.co.uk   Tel: +44 (0)207 435 3648